bumpier; bumpiest
1
: having or covered with bumps
2
a
: marked by bumps or jolts
b
: marked by or full of difficulties
Examples of bumpy in a Sentence
The road is very bumpy.
the bumpy skin of a cucumber
The flight was very bumpy.
The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
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The road to approval for any drug can be bumpy.
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The police's preliminary investigation found that the cart was driven on a dark, bumpy road, and suggested that the items simply fell out during the journey.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
To investigate what happened, Zoe drives the long, bumpy roads to The Davis Mountains Resort, a rural subdivision, to talk to a cast of Rick’s neighbors and onlookers who watched the story of the standoff play out in real time.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
There were some bumpy days early this season, too, under new coach Marco Sturm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The police's preliminary investigation found that the cart was driven on a dark, bumpy road, and suggested that the items simply fell out during the journey.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
To investigate what happened, Zoe drives the long, bumpy roads to The Davis Mountains Resort, a rural subdivision, to talk to a cast of Rick’s neighbors and onlookers who watched the story of the standoff play out in real time.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
There were some bumpy days early this season, too, under new coach Marco Sturm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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